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  1. EntryThree ways in.01 of 05: Entry. Three ways in.
  2. FormationFive days to form.02 of 05: Formation. Five days to form.
  3. ProofThirty days to prove.03 of 05: Proof. Thirty days to prove.
  4. WatchSee how a pod works.04 of 05: Watch. See how a pod works.
  5. ApplyBring what you have.05 of 05: Apply. Bring what you have.

Business Pod Sprint · By UX Design Lab

Ideas meet people. Build together.

Five days to form. Thirty to prove.

ApplyBring a Problem

A pod is a small team built around one idea or business problem.

Pod size
Small curated pods
Format
Hybrid
Commitment
5 days · 3 hours/day live
Pilot location
Nashville, TN/Remote

Three ways in.

Bring what you have. The pod forms around it.

  • Idea owner

    I have an idea.

    I need people to build with.

    Apply

  • Contributor

    I have skills.

    I want something real to work on.

    Apply

  • Business / organization

    I have a business problem.

    I need a team to explore it.

    Bring a Problem

Five days to form.

Explore. Assess. Match. Agree. Decide.

Business Pod participants explore ideas, skills and business problems, assess opportunities, match into pods, agree on roles and working rules, and decide whether to stop, reshape the pod, or continue into a thirty-day proof sprint.

  • Idea
  • Skills
  • Business problem
  1. ExploreSee what’s in the room.
  2. AssessFind what deserves a closer look.
  3. MatchBuild the right team around it.PodForms at match
  4. AgreeSet roles and working rules.Program frameworks guide roles, ownership, and working rules.
  5. DecideStop, reshape, or continue.
  • StopNot worth pursuing.
  • ReshapeChange the team or opportunity.
  • ContinueEnter the 30-day Proof Sprint.

Ownership

Your idea stays yours.

Program frameworks guide roles, ownership, and working rules before a pod continues.

Leave knowing who you’re building with, what you’re pursuing, and whether it deserves more time.

Thirty days to prove.

Your pod keeps working, with facilitation, against the market.

Evidence a pod might gather

  • Buyer conversations
  • Prototype
  • Pilot
  • LOI
  • Customer interest
  • Revenue

Build only what the evidence earns.

See how a pod works.

Under a minute: what a pod is and how the five days work.

Play video (0:38): Business Pod Sprint | From Skills to Business Opportunities
Read the transcript

Bring the right people around the right idea. Give them a chance to build together and discover what they can make real. That’s Business Pod Sprint.

Maybe you’ve got an idea but need help getting it off the ground. Or maybe you’ve got skills and you’re looking for something worth building together.

Over five days, small teams form and explore ideas they can test with real customers. By the end, they decide whether to keep going, change direction, or stop.

If that sounds interesting, take a look at Business Pod Sprint.

Bring what you have.

An idea. Skills. A business problem.

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